Lead UX Designer
Location: IE, L, Dublin
Department: UX Practice
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Design

Company profile:
We’re a user experience design consultancy based in Dublin, Ireland, with an impressive list of international clients. Our talented teams of designers, researchers, content strategists and developers build great digital experiences that deliver real results for business.We hire talented people with great ideas and the skill and passion to make them real. Everyone who works here has the opportunity to contribute to the growth and culture of the company, and we do all we can to help our people learn, grow and enjoy their job. We think of ourselves as one of the best little companies in Ireland (or anywhere).

Job description:
We're looking for a Lead UX Designer to join our consulting team. This is an opportunity to lead the user research and interaction design work on web and mobile applications. You'll get to work alongside a team of brilliant writers, editors, developers and graphic designers on projects for some of the best companies in the world.What you'll doAs a Lead UX Designer, you'll split your time between:User Research — You'll be responsible for finding out what users need. You'll conduct usability tests, diary studies or whichever research technique you decide is appropriate. You also need to ensure that user research makes a real difference in the rest of the project.Interaction Design — you'll define the flow, screens and interactions of web and mobile applications. You'll often define these designs in collaborative design workshops with our clients, and will be responsible for communicating those designs in a specification to the rest of the project team.Leadership — You'll lead the UX work on projects as part of a multidisciplinary team and help manage the relationship with our clients on projects and across larger programmes of work. You'll also help mentor less experienced staff and develop their careers as UX professionals.Outside of these core activities, you will be expected to contribute to the wider operations and life of the company as you grow into your role. This may involve participating in the sales process, working to improve our UX services, writing for our blog or speaking at UX events. You'll also confidently demonstrate the following personal characteristics:Strong communicator — You must have the ability to articulate complex ideas and concepts in a simple and straightforward manner.Relationship builder — You understand the importance of building a strong, trusting relationship with our clients, because that's what they are really buying.Gets things done — Good solutions are useless if they are not delivered on time. You must get things done well and on time.Prototyper — You understand that you can't design an interactive application in a series of static wireframes. You build to think using HTML, axure, paper or whatever it takes to help you understand the interaction.Technology savvy — This is not a technical role, but you must be comfortable talking to our clients and development teams about web and mobile technologies.

Requirements:
A degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent work experience in both user research and UX design.5+ years work experience in a UX Role.You've led teams on UX projects.Bonus points: the teams you've led included engineers, writers and people from other disciplines.You've helped manage relations with client stakeholders.You are already eligible to live and work in the EU.

Benefits:
We look after the members of our team with competitive salaries and a great package of benefits and perks:Generous Holidays – On top of the standard holiday allowance, we have a long Christmas break that isn't taken from your holiday allowance and every employee gets their Birthday off.Professional Development – We understand how important it is to invest in our people, so everyone has a personal training budget.Competitive salaries – We pay competitive salaries and check the market every year to make sure they stay competitive.iQ Café – You can eat breakfast and lunch for free in our well stocked office kitchen.Flexible hours – We are flexible about when you start and finish your day or if you need to work from home for the day.Health Insurance – We provide, the best company health insurance plan from VHI, including public and private hospital cover, a separate dental plan and an Employee Assistance Program.Income Protection – We provide insurance to protect your income in case of long-term illness.Retirement planning – We facilitate any kind of retirement plan available, including PRSAs, PRBs and PRIs. If this stuff makes your head hurt, our broker will walk you through your options.